Penetrating the familiar with Ladysmith Black Mambazo

"Penetrating the familiar is by no means a given.  On the contrary, it is hard, hard work."

— Vivian Gornick, The Situation and the Story

We're talking about we get there today at Penn.  Among other things, we're listening to Ladysmith Black Mambazo to learn what isicathamiya can teach us about our own weather, and about the way we perceive it.

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